 confuse |
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| 1. | [ verb ] mistake one thing for another | |
| Synonyms: | mistake confound | |
| Examples: | "you are confusing me with the other candidate" "I mistook her for the secretary" |
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| Related terms: | interpret jumble | |
| 2. | [ verb ] be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly | |
| Synonyms: | confound befuddle fuddle bedevil fox discombobulate throw | |
| Examples: | : "These questions confuse even the experts" "This question completely threw me" "This question befuddled even the teacher" |
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| Related terms: | be perplex demoralize disorient confusion | |
| 3. | [ verb ] assemble without order or sense | |
| Synonyms: | mix_up jumble | |
| Examples: | "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence" |
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| Related terms: | assemble addle mistake patchwork | |
| 4. | [ verb ] make unclear or incomprehensible | |
| Examples: | "The new tax return forms only confuse" |
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| Related terms: | change mistake | |
| 5. | [ verb ] cause to feel embarrassment | |
| Synonyms: | consternate disconcert put_off flurry | |
| Examples: | "The constant attention of the young man confused her" |
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| Related terms: | embarrass distract fluster bother confusion | |
| 6. | [ verb ] make unclear, indistinct, or blurred | |
| Synonyms: | obscure blur obnubilate | |
| Examples: | "Her remarks confused the debate" "Their words obnubilate their intentions" |
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| Related terms: | clarify change muddy mistake | |
| Similar spelling: |
confused confusedly Confucius confusable confusion confusing confessed confess confect combust confiscate combustive compose Confucian confessor composer composed |
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